Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yuzuru urged Tsunade to join him in Kumogakure and unite the Senju and Uchiha clans, arguing that Hiruzen had betrayed her and her clan. Tsunade did not agree to leave Konoha, but she warmed to Yuzuru’s offer of a medical consultant position and praised his judgment.

• Uchiha Yuzuru asked Tsunade to join him in remaking Konoha, then argued that Hiruzen had betrayed her and the Senju clan.
• Tsunade blamed herself for bringing misfortune to those close to her, so Yuzuru took her necklace and vowed to break its curse.
• Shizune entered the private room, mistook Tsunade and Yuzuru’s closeness for romance, and learned that Yuzuru had taken Tsunade’s necklace.
• Yuzuru told Shizune he wanted Tsunade to come to Kumogakure and help the Senju and Uchiha clans create a new order.
• After Tsunade said she had not agreed to leave Konoha, Yuzuru offered her a monthly salary of one million ryo as Kumogakure’s medical consultant.
• Shizune insisted Tsunade would never betray Konoha, but Tsunade praised Yuzuru for being a good judge of character.

Tsunade accepted Uchiha Yuzuru’s offer to move to Kumogakure with Shizune, and the Third Raikage welcomed her with a generous salary. Yuzuru revealed his plan to use the Senju and Uchiha alliance to reclaim Konoha and make Hiruzen Sarutobi the outsider.

• Tsunade told Shizune she would move to Kumogakure for a salary of one million ryo per month, and Shizune chose to stay by her side.
• The Third Raikage was stunned to see Tsunade and offered her an additional eight million ryo each year, along with her full salary for the current month.
• The Third Raikage ordered Dodai to arrange a larger house and an account for Tsunade, declaring her a Kumogakure ninja.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told the Third Raikage that he planned to unite the Senju and Uchiha clans, win over Konoha’s other clans, and reclaim Konoha from Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Uchiha Yuzuru advised announcing Tsunade’s arrival in Kumogakure but waiting before asking her to oppose Konoha as the Senju heir.

Uchiha Yuzuru welcomed Tsunade into Kumogakure and took her gambling, while Karura secretly met with Pakura, who demanded intelligence about the village and Yuzuru. Karura refused to betray Kumogakure despite Pakura threatening Yashamaru, and someone laughed at Pakura from the darkness.

• Tsunade visited Uchiha Yuzuru’s home, and he asked her to report to the Raikage Building to discuss her future work.
• Hatake Sakumo and the others welcomed Tsunade to Kumogakure, and Uchiha Yuzuru called them Konoha’s true successors.
• Uchiha Yuzuru took Tsunade to the casino, where they gambled and split their winnings.
• Karura secretly met Pakura outside Kumogakure, and Pakura demanded information about the village and Uchiha Yuzuru.
• Pakura threatened Yashamaru to pressure Karura, but Karura refused to betray Kumogakure or Yuzuru and asked Pakura to help save her brother.
• An unseen person laughed at Pakura from the darkness, calling her naive.

Uchiha Yuzuru confronted Pakura after she helped Karura, argued that Rasa had sent Pakura on a near-suicidal mission because he saw her as a political threat, and defeated her with genjutsu. He spared Pakura and offered her a chance to pledge loyalty to him and seek revenge, warning her to return to Sunagakure secretly.

• Uchiha Yuzuru comforted Karura and sent her back, promising that nothing would happen to Yashamaru.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told Pakura that Rasa would not tolerate a powerful rival and questioned why he had sent her on a dangerous mission.
• Pakura attacked Uchiha Yuzuru with Scorch Release, but he emerged unharmed and revealed that he had trapped her in genjutsu.
• Uchiha Yuzuru spared Pakura because she had helped Karura and offered her a chance to pledge loyalty to him and take revenge.
• Uchiha Yuzuru warned Pakura to return to Sunagakure without letting anyone know she was back.

While Yuzuru enjoyed life in Kumogakure, Tsunade’s defection and the Uchiha and Senju clans’ departure devastated Konoha’s standing. Hiruzen collapsed after learning Orochimaru had fled toward Kumogakure, and Danzō declared that he would temporarily take over as Hokage.

• Yuzuru let Pakura leave and stayed in Kumogakure, spending his days with Kushina, Mikoto, and Karura, his nights with Tsunade, and sharing a bed with Konan.
• News that Tsunade had settled in Kumogakure spread across the Shinobi World, prompting people to mock Konoha for losing both the Senju and Uchiha clans.
• Hiruzen confronted Danzō over the rumors and evidence targeting Orochimaru and Minato, but Danzō defended his actions and showed Hiruzen news that Tsunade had defected.
• Hiruzen ordered Anbu to have Orochimaru bring Tsunade back, but another Anbu reported that Orochimaru had killed his guards and fled toward Kumogakure.
• Hiruzen collapsed after hearing the news, and Danzō put on the Hokage Hat and announced he would temporarily assume the position.

Shimura Danzō took control of the Hokage’s seat while Orochimaru defected from Konoha and joined Kumogakure under Uchiha Yuzuru’s protection. Yuzuru agreed to support Orochimaru’s research, and Orochimaru and Tsunade reunited in the Land of Lightning.

• Shimura Danzō sat in the Hokage’s seat and planned to rule Konoha as acting Hokage while Hiruzen Sarutobi recovered.
• Orochimaru arrived in Kumogakure, where the Third Raikage welcomed him and promised to provide what he needed.
• Uchiha Yuzuru escorted Orochimaru through the Land of Lightning, and Orochimaru explained that Konoha had driven him out.
• Yuzuru offered Orochimaru a laboratory and research supplies in exchange for conducting human experiments, which Orochimaru eagerly accepted.
• Tsunade caught up with Yuzuru and Orochimaru and invited them to eat grilled meat together.

At a barbecue, Orochimaru and Tsunade discussed why they had left Konoha and their likely conflict with Jiraiya, while Uchiha Yuzuru offered Orochimaru Sharingan for his research. Later, Pakura secretly returned to Sunagakure and discovered that her loyal followers had been killed and dumped in a pit.

• Tsunade asked Orochimaru why he had left Konoha, and he explained that his human experiments had been exposed and that he wanted to focus on studying life with Uchiha Yuzuru's help.
• Tsunade told Orochimaru she had become unwilling to accept Konoha's decline and asked whether Jiraiya would join them; Orochimaru said Jiraiya would oppose them.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told Orochimaru to master organ transplantation and cloning, promising him Three-Tomoe Sharingan and later Mangekyō Sharingan for his research.
• After Orochimaru left, Tsunade invited Uchiha Yuzuru to the casino, but he declined and vanished with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Pakura sneaked back into Sunagakure and followed Sand Ninja Surprise Attack Unit shinobi to a pit where they dumped corpses.
• Pakura recognized the bodies in the pit as her most loyal followers.

Pakura discovered that Rasa had slaughtered her former subordinates and framed her for their deaths, then traveled to Kumogakure to seek Uchiha Yuzuru's help in avenging them. After Yuzuru reunited Karura with Yashamaru, Pakura pledged her loyalty and offered herself as Karura's successor in exchange for help killing Rasa.

• Pakura found the corpses of her former companions and killed the shinobi guarding the pit before fleeing Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Yuzuru reassured Karura that his agents would bring Yashamaru safely from Sunagakure.
• Kumogakure Anbu returned with Yashamaru and told Yuzuru that Pakura had come to see him.
• Karura reunited with Yashamaru, who told her that Rasa had imprisoned him after becoming Kazekage.
• Pakura told Yuzuru that Rasa had killed her former subordinates and framed her, then pledged her loyalty in return for his help killing Rasa.
• Pakura knelt before Yuzuru and said she could become the next Karura, and he agreed to test her limits.

Uchiha Yuzuru gained the Scorching Release Kekkei Genkai bloodline after Pakura joined his clan, then persuaded her to support his plan to unify the Shinobi World. He brought Pakura to Kumogakure, where the Third Raikage realized Yuzuru was gathering talented people from across the world.

• The system rewarded Uchiha Yuzuru with the Scorching Release Kekkei Genkai after Pakura joined his clan.
• Uchiha Yuzuru promised to kill Rasa, expose his crimes, and make Pakura the next Kazekage, even if he had to eliminate Sunagakure's elders.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told Pakura that he intended to unify the Shinobi World, redistribute resources, and build transport routes to bring lasting peace.
• Pakura knelt and pledged to contribute to Uchiha Yuzuru's plans, then agreed to stay at his house while he prepared to attack the Land of Fire.
• Uchiha Yuzuru brought Pakura to the Raikage's Office, and the Third Raikage wondered whether Yuzuru planned to strip the entire Shinobi World of its talent.

Uchiha Yuzuru learned that a Uchiha clansman had nearly been killed in the Land of Iron and identified the attacker as Kakuzu. After hearing that the Land of Silence housed the largest black market, he decided to investigate it, while Tsunade asked to leave the village for some fun.

• Uchiha Yuzuru’s Blood Pond Bloodline reached full evolution, awakening the Ketsuryūgan and greatly increasing his mental strength.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Uchiha Yuzuru that a three-tomoe Sharingan clansman had nearly died after an attack in the Land of Iron.
• Uchiha Yuzuru suspected Kakuzu was the attacker after seeing the bounty list and asked about the black market.
• Uchiha Fugaku described the lawless Land of Silence and its black market, and Uchiha Yuzuru decided to go there himself.
• Tsunade caught up with Uchiha Yuzuru and said she wanted to leave the village for some fun.

Tsunade joined Uchiha Yuzuru on a trip to the Land of Silence, where they fought their way past the guards at Tent Village. They reached the Black Market, leaving Tsunade eager to explore the lawless town and wary of Yuzuru’s advances.

• Tsunade agreed to travel with Uchiha Yuzuru after arranging her medical work in Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Yuzuru and Tsunade disguised themselves as a charcoal-selling married couple to pass through Tent Village.
• When two Tent Village ninjas threatened Tsunade, Uchiha Yuzuru cut off their arms and killed them.
• Uchiha Yuzuru used Magnet Release to crush the other Tent Village ninjas, then continued toward the Land of Silence with Tsunade.
• Uchiha Yuzuru and Tsunade arrived at the Black Market, the central town of the Land of Silence.

Uchiha Yuzuru and Tsunade explored the lawless Black Market, where Tsunade urged him to bring order to the Land of Silence. After they won a fortune at the casino and defeated a group of would-be robbers, they reached the Bounty Office, where Yuzuru found his own portrait on display.

• Uchiha Yuzuru and Tsunade entered the Black Market and witnessed a masked person murder someone without anyone intervening.
• Tsunade asked Yuzuru to help the powerless people of the Land of Silence, and he said that improving life across the Shinobi World was his goal.
• Yuzuru and Tsunade gambled at the casino and won a fortune, with Tsunade happily collecting their winnings.
• Several masked ninja tried to rob them, but Tsunade swiftly defeated them and warned off the onlookers.
• Uchiha Yuzuru and Tsunade entered the Bounty Office, where Yuzuru spotted his portrait among the posted bounties.

At the Black Market Bounty Office, Tsunade discovered Uchiha Yuzuru had a ten-billion-Ryo bounty, and Yuzuru deliberately provoked the bounty hunters to attack him. He wiped out the gathered crowd with Susanoo, advancing his plan to bring the Land of Silence under control.

• Tsunade saw Uchiha Yuzuru's ten-billion-Ryo bounty poster and was shocked by its size.
• Uchiha Yuzuru tore down the poster, challenged the bounty hunters, and ordered everyone to leave the Bounty Office for the day.
• When a ninja challenged his authority, Uchiha Yuzuru lifted him by the neck and killed him, prompting the bounty hunters to surround Yuzuru and Tsunade.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told Tsunade to wait aside and faced the crowd as the bounty hunters launched a combined attack.
• Uchiha Yuzuru summoned a hundred-meter-tall Susanoo that swept through the bounty hunters, then asked where the “black” in Black Market came from.

Uchiha Yuzuru crushed the Black Market’s bounty ninja with Susanoo, then interrogated the Bounty Office about the people behind the bounties. Its master arrived to face him, introducing himself as Jigen.

• The bounty ninja attacked Uchiha Yuzuru together, but their techniques could not damage his Susanoo, which crushed many of them as they fled.
• Uchiha Yuzuru slashed through half of the Black Market with Susanoo and then returned to Tsunade.
• Uchiha Yuzuru and Tsunade entered the Bounty Office, where an old man said several employers had jointly funded the ten-billion-Ryo bounty on Uchiha Yuzuru.
• The old man revealed that the bounty on the Uchiha Clan’s Sharingan had been issued in Konoha’s name.
• Uchiha Yuzuru demanded that the ten billion Ryo be sent to Kumogakure and ordered the old man to bring out someone with authority.
• A man in a white haori emerged from the darkness, identified himself as the Bounty Office’s master, and introduced himself as Jigen.

Uchiha Yuzuru confronted Jigen, the hidden owner of the Bounty Office, and forced him to accept Yuzuru’s terms for the Land of Silence. Yuzuru left Jigen under surveillance, then noticed a ninja who had attacked the Uchiha Clan.

• Yuzuru recognized Jigen as a potential threat but accepted the ten-billion-Ryo bounty and heard Jigen offer another ten billion to keep the Land of Silence independent.
• Yuzuru refused Jigen’s offer and demanded control of the Land of Silence, one-tenth of the Bounty Office’s revenue, and compliance with his order.
• Jigen backed down and agreed to Yuzuru’s demands, then seethed after Yuzuru and Tsunade left.
• Yuzuru told Tsunade he had spared the Bounty Office to monitor its hidden organization, Kara.
• Tsunade bumped into Yuzuru when he stopped, and he said he had found the ninja who attacked the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Yuzuru confronted Kakuzu over an attack on an Uchiha clansman, and their encounter escalated into a fight. Kakuzu escaped after Yuzuru destroyed two of his hearts, but he realized he was badly outmatched.

• Tsunade recognized the approaching Takigakure rogue ninja as Kakuzu, and Yuzuru blocked his way at the Bounty Office.
• Yuzuru accused Kakuzu of attacking an Uchiha clansman and demanded that he pay for it.
• Kakuzu claimed he had once tried to assassinate Hashirama Senju, but Yuzuru mocked the attempt and provoked him into fighting.
• Kakuzu attacked with Earth Grudge Fear and combined Wind and Fire Style techniques, while Yuzuru cut through his attacks and defended with an Earth Wall.
• Yuzuru entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode, smashed Kakuzu's two masks, and slammed him into the ground.
• Kakuzu escaped by transforming into withered wood and realized Yuzuru's speed had destroyed two of his hearts.

Uchiha Yuzuru defeated Kakuzu and spared him in exchange for his service, earnings, and the Earth Grudge Fear technique. After Kakuzu went to claim a bounty, Yuzuru left with a flustered Tsunade, hopeful that she was falling for him.

• Kakuzu unleashed his strongest Chakra cannon, but Uchiha Yuzuru reflected it with the Uchiha Gunbai and left Kakuzu badly injured.
• Uchiha Yuzuru explained Earth Grudge Fear and offered to spare Kakuzu if he kept working as a bounty ninja, handed over his earnings, and gave up the secret technique.
• Kakuzu accepted Yuzuru's terms, then asked to claim a bounty for a corpse he had killed before catching up with him.
• Uchiha Yuzuru took Tsunade's hand, teased her about blushing and falling for him, and secretly hoped she would soon help him activate the Senju Clan's Bloodline Evolution.

Uchiha Yuzuru welcomed Kakuzu to Kumogakure and inspired him to support his plans to change the Shinobi World. He then visited Orochimaru’s new laboratory and gave him Earth Grudge Fear to study, leaving Orochimaru’s remark about developing feelings for him to unsettle Yuzuru.

• The Third Raikage told Kakuzu that Kumogakure planned to conquer the Land of the Waterfall, which could let Kakuzu return to his roots and leave his rogue-ninja identity behind.
• Uchiha Yuzuru explained that he understood Kakuzu’s disillusionment with corrupt village leaders and said he intended to unify the Shinobi World; Kakuzu pledged his support.
• Yuzuru brought Kakuzu to the Uchiha Clan Land and introduced him to Konan, who gave him account details so he could help fund Explosive Tag production.
• The next morning, Yuzuru visited Orochimaru’s experimental base at Cloud Thunder Gorge and heard that Orochimaru considered it better than his old laboratory in Konoha.
• Yuzuru gave Orochimaru the Earth Grudge Fear scroll and suggested it might help his research into immortality; Orochimaru praised Yuzuru’s appeal, and Yuzuru warned him not to repay kindness with betrayal.

Uchiha Yuzuru learned that White Zetsu cells could help overcome the dangers of Hashirama cell transplants, then paused his territorial expansion to stay with his pregnant partners. Mikoto, Kushina, and Karura each gave birth to a son, leaving Itachi with three new younger brothers.

• Orochimaru told Uchiha Yuzuru that White Zetsu cells fused safely with Hashirama cells and could enable Wood Release, and Yuzuru promised a steady supply while suggesting they find someone whose cells caused no rejection.
• Uchiha Yuzuru informed the Third Raikage about the Land of Silence, which A and Killer B conquered, and put Jigen's Bounty Office under surveillance.
• Uchiha Yuzuru halted further expansion and stayed home as Mikoto, Kushina, and Karura neared their due dates.
• Mikoto gave birth to a son, whom Uchiha Yuzuru named Sasuke Uchiha.
• Kushina gave birth to a son, whom Uchiha Yuzuru named Naruto Uchiha.
• Karura gave birth to a son, whom Uchiha Yuzuru named Gaara Uchiha, and Itachi became busy helping with his three new younger brothers.

Uchiha Yuzuru set out with Kakuzu to conquer the Land of the Waterfall, giving Kakuzu a chance to return to Takigakure and clear his name. They reached the hidden village behind a waterfall, where Yuzuru announced the Land of the Waterfall would soon begin a new era.

• Uchiha Yuzuru invited Kakuzu to join the campaign against the Land of the Waterfall and tell Takigakure the truth about his past.
• Uchiha Yuzuru said goodbye to his family and promised to return soon.
• Uchiha Yuzuru carried Kakuzu through the sky on a giant sand sword and explained that his eyes could copy anything.
• Kakuzu guided Uchiha Yuzuru to the waterfall concealing Takigakure.
• Uchiha Yuzuru led the way toward the village and declared that Takigakure and the Land of the Waterfall would have a new life.